RockWorks Revision History

RockWorks14 Revision History
2008/Q3 (07/01/08-09/30/08)

(112) New Feature (10/01/08/JPR): The Borehole Manager / P-Data / Analyze / Gamma-to-Grade menu has been modified such that references to the grade now include the term "Equivalent". This is an important qualification because elements other than uranium emit gamma rays. In other words, the program will compute the uranium grade based on the assumption that the source of the gamma radiation is U3O8. - Special thanks to Bill Cronk for setting us straight.

By the way, if you're working in the uranium industry, be sure to check out this "Office of Legacy Management" site ... http://www.lm.doe.gov/land/calibration_DOCS2.HTM. It's a treasure trove of old (but highly useful) DOE documents. - Special thanks to Tom Bell for this information.

(111) Cosmetic (09/29/08/JPR): The Borehole Manager / P-Data / Analyze / Gamma-to-Grade menu has been modified such that references to the grade now include the term "Equivalent". This is an important qualification because elements other than uranium emit gamma rays. In other words, the program will compute the uranium grade based on the assumption that the source of the gamma radiation is U3O8. - Special thanks to Bill Cronk for setting us straight.

(110) New Feature (09/26/08/JPR): A new sub-option titled "P-Data -> Lithology" has been added to the Borehole Manager / P-Data / Analyze sub-menu. The basic idea is to look at "calibration" holes in which the lithology is known, look for correlations between the p-data for two datasets (e.g. gamma and resistivity) and lithology, and then create a "predictive model" which allows the "Apply Predictive Model" program to predict lithologies based on the relationships between the p-data and the lithology for the calibration holes.

The P-Data -> Lithology program consists of two sub-programs:

Create Predictive Model: This program creates a scattergram (crossplot) and a predictive model based on two p-data tracks and lithology.

For example, let's say that we have gamma, resistivity, and lithology for five "calibration wells". The program will create a scattergram (aka "crossplot") plotting gamma versus resistivity.

The symbols within the scattergram represent the lithology that is found for each combination of gamma and resistivity.

Next, the program interpolates a grid model in which the x-coordinate represents gamma, the y-coordinate represents resistivity, and the grid node values represent the lithology. The grid node values are estimated by comparing the relative number of occurrences (frequency) and interpolating values for undefined nodes based on a "closest-point" algorithm.

This grid will be used by the "Apply Predictive Model" program (see below) as a "lookup table" for predicting the lithology for logs that do not include lithology.
Once the predictive model has been generated, the program will compare the initial calibration data with the predictive model in order to generate an "Accuracy Report" as shown by the following example. This method of testing the validity of the predictive model is called "jackknifing".

This report is extremely important because it provides a measure of how well the p-data combination (e.g. gamma and resistivity) can be used to predict lithology. For example, consider the preceding example report in which a predictive model was created based on gamma, resistivity, and the listed lithologies. The clay data is blank because the calibration boreholes did not contain any clay. In other words, the model cannot be used to predict clay based on gamma/resistivity data. On the other hand, consider the "Dolomitic Limestone". There were 110 gamma/resistivity points within the Dolomitic Limestone. The predictive model correctly identified Dolomitic Limestone for 94% of the gamma/resistivity samples. On the other hand, consider the Sand/Gravel data: The program incorrectly identified 28% of the gamma/resistivity points within the Sand/Gravel as something else.

By now, it should be clear that this program only works for data sets in which the p-data combination correlates with the lithotypes. The Prediction Accuracy Report will tell you if this is the case. If the results of the Prediction Accuracy Report are unsatisfactory, you should not proceed to the next step by applying the predictive model.

Apply Predictive Model: This program uses a predictive model (created by the "Create Predictive Model" program described above) to determine lithologies based on two sets of p-data (e.g. gamma and resistivity).

This program will populate the lithology tab for all enabled boreholes (boreholes with a check-mark adjacent to their title within the borehole manager) by comparing the designated p-data with the predictive model.

All lithology data for these boreholes will be deleted before conducting the interpolation. It is therefore advisable that you backup the database before using this program.
Lithology intervals will be "consolidated" meaning that if contiguous intervals (adjacent intervals with the same lithology) have the same lithology, they will be consolidated into a single interval.

Note: It is possible to use the Utilities / Grid / Edit tool to manually modify the predictive model before using the Apply Predictive Model program.

Example Application:

We start with a database that contains 13 boreholes. All of the boreholes have been geophysically logged for gamma and resistivity. Only three of the boreholes (CALIB-01, CALIB-02, and CALIB-03) have lithology data. The other ten boreholes (U-01 through U-10) do not have lithology data.

The first step is to uncheck the non-calibration holes.

The next step is to run the "Create Predictive Model" program based on the three calibration holes (holes that have gamma, resistivity, and lithology data) in order to create a "predictive model".

Next, the calibration boreholes are disabled and the boreholes without lithology are enabled.

At this point, the "Apply Predictive Model" program is used to add interpreted lithology data to the boreholes that do not contain lithology data.

(109) Improvement (09/26/08/JPR): Classification contouring is now available for cross-sections and profiles based on solid / block models.

(108) New Feature (09/26/08/JPR): Two new sub-options have been added to the 2-dimensional striplog layout design menu for the P-Data scaling.

Min/Max Based On All Boreholes: The coordinates for the edges of the P-Data column will be based on the designated P-Data for all of the enabled boreholes within the database. This is the default configuration that was used by the previous version of the program.
Min/Max Based On Each Borehole: The coordinates for the edges of the P-Data column will be based on the designated P-Data for each individual borehole. This new capability is designed to allow users to view the relative P-Data values regardless of the ranges within other boreholes.

Consider the following cross-sections depicting SP data for seven boreholes: All of the boreholes except for DH--05 contains SP values that range between zero and 100. Borehole DH-05, on the other hand, contains SP values that range between zero and 5,000. A cross-section that uses the "Min/Max Based On All Boreholes" setting will automatically scale all of the SP curves such that they range between zero and 5,000. As a consequence, all of the logs except for DH-05 show the SP data as vertical lines that track along the left edge of the column. Now, have a look at the cross-section that uses the "Min/Max Based On Each Borehole" setting and notice how all of the SP columns are "normalized", on a hole-by-hole basis such that the SP data fills the entire allotted column.

The dangers of using the new "Min/Max Based On Each Borehole" option should be self-evident. For example, if you're looking for high gamma values associated with uranium occurances, it will appear that all of the boreholes contain potential ore as opposed to just DH-05. If you plan on using this feature, we recommend that the P-Data / Column Title / Include Decimal Range option be activated in order to remind the view that each log is independently normalized.

(107) Improvement (09/25/08/MIW): The RockPlot/3D scene printouts are now centered on the page.

(106) Bug Fix (09/25/08/JCJ): The Utilities / Planes / Stereonet program no longer produces a strange offset at the poles of the Schmidt-net grid. This bug was only apparent when the poles were greatly magnified.

(105) Bug Fix (09/25/08/JCJ): The Utilities / Planes / Stereonet program now shows the correct north/south grid lines for a Schmidt-net projection. The previous version was displaying a Wulff projection.

(104) Bug Fix (09/25/08/JCJ): Changing the project from the Utilities page no longer generates an error.

(103) New Feature (09/25/08/JCJ): It is now possible to delete custom fields that have been added to the Location table within the Borehole Manager.

(102) New Feature (09/25/08/JCJ): A new program titled "Standardize" has been added to the Borehole Manager / P-Data / Analyze sub-menu.

(101) New Feature (09/17/08/JPR): The Borehole Manager / 3D Striplogs now include an option for using a lookup-table to define the P-Data (e.g. Gamma) colors.

The "Lookup Table" contains a list of P-Data ranges and the associated colors. In the following example, a P-Data value of 175 will be plotted as an orange disk.

This new capability is used to highlight borehole regions that have a specific range of P-Data values.

(100) New Feature (09/14/08/JPR): A new program titled "P-Data Histograms by Lithology" has been added to the Borehole Manager / P-Data / Analyze sub-menu.

This new program is used to generate a diagram that depicts histograms of a selected P-Data curve (e.g. Gamma) for each lithotype.

In addition, the program will create a report that lists the statistics and outliers (P-Data that lies outside a statistical range, typically the mean plus/minus three standard deviations) for each lithotype. The outlier report will list the borehole ID, depth, and P-Data value as shown by the following example.

Once selected, the "P-Data Histograms by Lithology" program will present the user with the following options;

The menu options are described as follows:

P-Data Track: The P-Data track that is to be analyzed. Examples include gamma, resistivity, and spontaneous potential.
Lithology Types: The colors and patterns that are used to plot the histograms are based on the color/pattern assignments that are defined within the Lithology Types table. In addition, it is possible to control which types of lithology will be included within the analysis by checking or un-checking the "Include in Legend" option within the Lithology Type table. This table may also be accessed by selecting the Lithology Types option from the Project Manager listing.
Annotation: Options that determine how the diagrams annotated.
- Size: Size of annotation labels.
- Axis Titles: Labels the diagram axes with the P-Data title for the horizontal axis and the word "Frequency" for the vertical axis.
- Horizontal Axis: The following options determine how the data will be scaled relative to the horizontal axis.
  - Scale: The Automatic option will scan all of the P-Data and set the horizontal scale such that all data will be depicted. The Manual option allows the user to manually set the minimum and maximum values such that the diagram will only include the data that falls within that range.
  - Vertical Axis: The vertical (frequency) axis may be scaled such that it represents the same range for all lithotypes or it may be independently scaled for each individual lithotype.
    - Uniform: The vertical axis will be scaled to the maximum bin-height (frequency of occurrences) for all of the lithotypes.
    - Independent: The vertical axis will be scaled to the maximum bin-height for each individual lithotype. As a consequence, the maximum frequency represented by one histogram may 150 occurrences whereas the maximum frequency for another histogram might be 1,000 occurrences.
  - Bin Size: The histogram bins (columns) can be either set automatically, by scanning all of the P-Data, computing the range of data, and dividing the range by the number of specified bins, or the user may manually specify the width of the bins (e.g. a bin size of 50 would equal 50 counts per second when processing gamma data).
    - Automatic: The horizontal range will be divided by the user-specified number of bins in order to compute the bin width.
    - Manual: The bin width is set, in P-Data units, by the user.
- Diagram Dimensions: This setting (specified in inches) effectively determines the aspect (height/width ratio) of the individual histograms.
- Diagrams Per Column: The histograms are plotted, starting in the upper-left corner and added successively downward until the Diagrams Per Column setting has been reached and then a new column is started immediately to the right of the preceding column.
- Statistical Annotations: These options are used to shade the statistical background region (see "Outlier Thresholds" below), and to plot vertical lines depicting the mean and median values.
  - Note: If a statistical threshold exceeds the range of data, the statistical threshold will be truncated when shading the statistical background region. For example, if the mean plus 1 standard deviation equals 300 gamma but the maximum gamma value is 250, the mean plus 1 standard deviation will be changed to 250 simply to keep this region from over-plotting the right edge of the diagram (see example above).
- Outlier Thresholds: The outlier thresholds are used to define what is considered the "statistical background" versus the anomalous values. These thresholds are used when shading the background and when generating the outlier report (see example below).
- Create Report: Create a report that lists the statistics and outliers. These outliers represent P-Data that lies outside a statistical range, typically the mean plus/minus three standard deviations. For each lithotype, the program will list the borehole ID, depth, and P-Data values.
Note: It is possible to control which boreholes will be included within the analysis by checking the Enabled box adjacent to each borehole ID.
Plot / Replot: The "Plot" options at the top and base of the dialog box will use the current menu settings to generate a diagram. Once the diagram has been created, the "Plot" button captions and associated "hint boxes" will automatically change to "Replot" and additional diagram-related items will appear within the main menu bar. At this point, the user may change menu items and replot the diagram. The diagram portion of the dialog box is identical the RockPlot/2D program (i.e. please refer to the RockPlot/2D documentation for more information).

(99) New Feature (09/12/08/JCJ): The Project / Move option has been split into two separate options, Move and Rename. The Move Project option will move a project folder to a new location within the directory tree. The Rename option will rename a project including the database and any backup files.

(98) New Feature (09/12/08/MIW): The RockPlot/3D program now supports dashed, dotted, dash-dotted, and dash-dot-dot line styles.

(97) New Feature (09/10/08/MIW/JCJ): The Utilities / Planes / Stereonet program can now plot a Schmidt (equal area) net background.

(96) New Feature (09/10/08/MIW/JCJ): The ReportWorks program new includes a Pattern Density Factor for the Pattern Legend. Larger pattern density factors increase the density of the pattern (finer/smaller patterns) while smaller numbers decrease the density of the pattern (coarser/larger patterns).

(95) New Feature (09/09/08/MIW): The ReportWorks program new includes a Pattern Density Factor for the Pattern Legend. Larger pattern density factors increase the density of the pattern (finer/smaller patterns) while smaller numbers decrease the density of the pattern (coarser/larger patterns).

(94) New Feature (09/09/08/JCJ): The Borehole Manager / File / Import / aQuire (ADO) now displays an asterisk adjacent to fields that are required within the RockWorks database tables.

(93) New Feature (09/09/08/MIW): The Pattern Legend option within the ReportWorks program can now directly access the Lithology, Stratigraphy, and Well Construction type tables within the RockWorks database. Consequently, the option to link data has been removed. Older files with links to pattern index files can still be displayed but if saved, they will now embed the legend data.

(92) New Feature (09/05/08/JCJ): The RockPlot/2D and RockPlot/3D lithology legends now include sort options that can sort the legend based on the lithology name or the g-value.

(91) Bug Fix (09/04/08/MIW): The RockPlot/2D program no longer fails to compute the new endpoints for clipped scalebars.

(90) New Feature (09/04/08/MIW): The RockPlot/2D / Export / Raster program now includes options for Dynamic and Fixed pattern scaling.

(89) Improvement (09/04/08/MIW): The RockPlot/2D / Export / Raster programs no longer adjust the line widths for high-resolution output (thereby producing lines that were too thick). Instead, the line widths are only adjusted when printing.

(88) Improvement (09/03/08/JCJ): The GU_2_XLS (Geological Utilities to Excel) RCL (RockWare Command Language) command now saves the Excel file. The previous version would create the workbook but it was left to the user to save it from within Excel.

(87) Bug Fix (09/02/MIW): The RockPlot/3D program no longer loses the pointer lines between reference cage text and the cage border when appending diagrams within another file.

(86) Bug Fix (09/02/MIW): The Borehole Manager / Striplogs-2D program now plots the depth labels at the correct, user-specified angle. In the previous version, depth labels set to vertical (angle = 0) would plot horizontally and depth labels set to horizontal (angle = 90) would plot vertically.

(85) Bug Fix (08/29/02/MIW): The ReportWorks program now exports PNG files at the user-specified resolution. The previous version would always plot them at 96 DPI.

(84) Bug Fix (08/28/02/MIW): The RockPlot-2D / Export / JPEG program now saves diagrams at the correct vertical exaggeration. The previous version would clip off the top of the diagram if the vertical exaggeration was greater than 1.0.

(83) Bug Fix (08/27/02/MIW): RockPlot-2D file names are now correctly used when calling an RCL script from within another RCL script.

(82) Bug Fix (08/27/02/MIW): The RCL no longer generates a "file-not-found" error when attempting to create a cross-section based on a user-defined vertex table for which the entire path has not been defined.

(81) Bug Fix (08/26/02/MIW): The cross-section annotation now plots the perimeter annotation correctly. In the previous version, if the "Plot Tick Marks at Panel Edges" was not checked on under "Perimeter Annotation", all of the text items (title, endpoint labels, etc) would not adjust location when Vertical Exaggeration was added.

(80) Bug Fix (08/25/02/MIW): RCL commands that modify the Utilities datasheet no longer display the menu options window when the Ignore Prompts option has been disabled. This applies to the following commands: Constant Math, Column Absolute, Filter Column, Column Fix, Increment, Column Merge, Random Column, Random Normal Column, Resample, Sort Rows, and Column Translate.

(79) Bug Fix (08/20/02/JPR): The length filtering within the Utilities / Linears / Lineation Map program now works correctly.

(78) Bug Fix (08/20/02/JPR): The length filtering within the Utilities / Linears / Lineation Gridding program now works correctly.

(77) Improvement (08/20/02/MIW): The y-axis labeling within the Utilities / Solid / Statistics / Histogram program now plots the labels at an interval that is more readable. The previous version would plot so many labels that the diagram was unreadable.

(76) Bug Fix (08/20/02/MIW): The RockPlot-2D / Export / RockPlot-3D program now correctly exports and drapes raster images that are imbedded within the original 2D diagram.

(75) Bug Fix (08/18/02/MIW): The Utilities / Grafix / Images / Rectify program now honors the user-specified clipping dimensions.

(74) New Feature (08/18/08/JCJ): It is now possible to import Excel files by using a RCL script. This import allows the user to import user-defined field Location table values.

(73) New Feature (08/18/08/JCJ): It is now possible to import ASCII files by using a RCL script. This import allows the user to import user-defined field Location table values.

(72) Improvement (08/13/08/JCJ): The RockPlot/2D / Utilities / Find Closest Point option will now reposition the associated row within the datagrid as well as highlighting it. This eliminates the need for the user to scroll to the highlighted row.

(71) Bug Fix (08/13/02/MIW): Fracture discs are now plotted correctly within RockPlot/3D.

(70) Cosmetic (08/12/02/MIW): The message that appears when a license file has been corrupted is now readable. The previous version did not show the lower portion of the error message.

(69) Bug Fix (08/12/02/MIW): G-value filtering within 3D striplogs now work correctly. The previous version would filter out all of the data when the "replacement" option was turned on.

(68) Bug Fix (08/12/02/MIW): The Utilities / Map / Grid-Based Map / Labeled Cells option no longer generates an Invalid Floating Point error when you use variable colors for Labeled Cell layer border or labels AND when the grid model contains nulls.

(67) Bug Fix (08/12/02/MIW): The "tilt" option within the Borehole Manager / Lithology / Model program now generates a properly tilted model if the "interpolate outliers" option is disabled.

(66) Bug Fix (08/07/02/MIW): The Longitude / Latitude -> UTM conversion for points within the Southern Hemisphere now works correctly if the UTM zone is selected manually. The previous version would only work correctly for the Southern Hemisphere is the Automatic Zone option was used.

(65) Bug Fix (07/29/02/MIW): Scaling RK6 (RockPlot/2D) files that contain imbedded raster images will no longer generate an "Unable to Allocate DIB Handle" error when attempting to output to very large plotters.

(64) New Feature (07/29/08/JPR): The Utilities / Grid / Filters / Minimum-Area program now performs a "less-than-or-equal" test rather than a "less-than" test.

(63) Bug Fix (07/28/08/JCJ): When downloading an update via the automatic update tool, the program will now close the active program before starting the installation of the new version.

(62) New Feature (07/23/08/MIW): The Utilities / Grid / Directional Analysis / Movement Analysis program now includes an option that determines if the inclinations should be expressed as positive or negative numbers.

(61) Improvement (07/23/08/JCJ): When editing Borehole Manager data via the "Edit as Spreadsheet" option, it is no longer necessary to double-click on a cell to edit an item. Instead, you simply click on a cell and type in the data.

(60) Bug Fix (07/23/08/JCJ): It is now possible to paste data into the Project Dimensions using keystrokes (i.e. Control-V). The previous version required that the user right-click on a cell and select the Paste option.

(59) Bug Fix (07/23/08/MIW): The Grafix / Images / Animated GIF program now works correctly. The previous version did not work at all.

(58) Bug Fix (07/23/08/JCJ): The Utilities / File / New option now reads RockWorks/98 template files correctly. The previous version would discard the first line.

(57) New Feature (07/23/08/MIW): The Utilities / Grid / Directional Analysis / Movement Analysis program no includes an option that determines if the inclinations should be expressed as positive or negative numbers.

(56) Bug Fix (07/22/08/JCJ): The Utilities / Grid / Filters / Minimum-Area program no longer generates an error if nothing meets the filter criteria.

(55) New Feature (07/22/08/JCJ): The Project Manager will now show changes made to files from outside RockWorks (e.g. new files added, files deleted, filename changes, etc.), as well as changes made by RockWorks (e.g. RockPlot/2D files creates, etc.).

(54) New Feature (07/21/08/JPR): The Borehole Manager / Striplogs / 2D programs now include an option for filling the P-Data curves based on a "lookup table".

The lookup table defines the colors that will be used to fill the p-data curve when the p-data values fall within specified ranges.

(53) New Feature (07/21/08/JPR): The Borehole Manager / Striplogs / 2D programs now include an option for filling the P-Data curves based on the magnitude of the P-Data based on a cold-color to hot-color colorization scheme.

For example, an interval with a low gamma level will be filled with a dark purple color whereas a high gamma level will be displayed in red.

(52) Bug Fix (07/18/08/JPR): The Utilities / Grid / Grids -> Solid Model program no longer generates strange results when the grids that are used for the filtering contain null values.

(51) Bug Fix (07/18/08/MIW): The legends produced by the Utilities / Lineations / Rose program no longer overplot the title.

(50) Bug Fix (07/18/08/MIW): The Grafix / Images / Drape & Float programs now use the correct transparency color. Specifically, the previous version as swapping the red and blue components of the transparency color.

(49) Improvement (07/18/08/JCJ): The default decimation interval within the Borehole Manager / Import / LAS program has been changed from 5 to 1.

(48) New Feature (07/18/08/JCJ): A new option titled "Move" has been added to the Project menu.

This new feature provides a means for easily moving a project to another computer or to another location on the same computer.

This new capability also includes an option for deleting the original folder once the project has been moved.

(47) Bug Fix (07/18/08/JCJ): The Help option within the 3D-Symbol Range Table editor now works correctly.

(46) Cosmetic (07/18/08/JCJ): The Borehole Manager / File / Recent option will no longer display a strange "wait" cursor.

(45) Cosmetic (07/18/08/JCJ): The Window / RockWare Utilities option has been renamed to "RockWorks Utilities".

(44) Cosmetic (07/18/08/JCJ): The View / Tables option has been removed because the tables are now listed within the Project Manager.

(43) Cosmetic (07/18/08/JCJ): The RCL option has been relocated to the Tools pull-down menu.

(42) Improvement (07/18/08/JCJ): The My RockWorks / Database Structure option now includes information about the new T-Data, I-Text, and P-Text data tables.

(41) Bug Fix (07/18/08/JCJ): The My RockWorks / Database Structure option now loads the correct information. The previous version would display the RockWare web site home page.

(40) Bug Fix (07/18/08/JCJ): The Utilities / File / Export / XLS (Excel) program now uses the "Include Column Titles" setting correctly. The previous version would ignore the setting.

(39) Bug Fix (07/18/08/JCJ): The Utilities / File / Import / XLS (Excel) program now uses the "Include Column Titles" setting correctly. The previous version would ignore the setting.

(38) Bug Fix (07/18/08/JCJ): The Borehole Manager / File / Import / LogPlot program now imports P-Text correctly. The previous version would import the text columns into the Symbols text datasheet.

(37) Improvement (07/18/08/JCJ): The Borehole Manager now extracts P-Data, I-Data, and T-Data more efficiently (faster) when the user has elected to filter the data (e.g. values > user-defined cutoff).

(36) Bug Fix (07/18/08/JCJ): The Utilities / File / New option will now clear the existing data (including any necessary prompts to save the existing data if it hasn't already been saved) before setting up a new datasheet.

(35) Bug Fix (07/07/08/MIW): The F1 help key now works correctly for the data tables.

(34) New Feature (07/04/08/JPR): A new program titled "Extract" has been added to the Borehole Manager / T-Data sub-menu.

This program is identical to the Borehole Manager / I-Data / Extract application with the additional capability of filtering the data based on either an exact date or a time interval between two dates.

(33) New Feature (07/04/08/JPR): A new program titled "Volumetrics" has been added to the Borehole Manager / T-Data sub-menu.

This program is identical to the Borehole Manager / I-Data / Volumetrics application with the additional capability of filtering the data based on either an exact date or a time interval between two dates.

(32) New Feature (07/04/08/JPR): A new program titled "Statistics Map" has been added to the Borehole Manager / T-Data sub-menu.

This program is identical to the Borehole Manager / I-Data / Statistics Map application with the additional capability of filtering the data based on either an exact date or a time interval between two dates.

(31) New Feature (07/04/08/JPR): A new program titled "Histogram" has been added to the Borehole Manager / T-Data sub-menu.

This program is identical to the Borehole Manager / I-Data / Histogram application with the additional capability of filtering the data based on either an exact date or a time interval between two dates.

(30) New Feature (07/04/08/JPR): A new program titled "Statistics" has been added to the Borehole Manager / T-Data sub-menu.

This program is identical to the Borehole Manager / I-Data / Statistics application with the additional capability of filtering the data based on either an exact date or a time interval between two dates.

(29) New Feature (07/04/08/JPR): A new program titled "Plan Map" has been added to the Borehole Manager / T-Data sub-menu.

This program is identical to the Borehole Manager / I-Data / Plan Map application with the additional capability of filtering the data based on either an exact date or a time interval between two dates.

(28) New Feature (07/04/08/JPR): A new program titled "Surface Map" has been added to the Borehole Manager / T-Data sub-menu.

This program is identical to the Borehole Manager / I-Data / Surface Map application with the additional capability of filtering the data based on either an exact date or a time interval between two dates.

(27) New Feature (07/04/08/JPR): A new program titled "Fence" has been added to the Borehole Manager / T-Data sub-menu.

This program is identical to the Borehole Manager / I-Data / Fence application with the additional capability of filtering the data based on either an exact date or a time interval between two dates.

(26) New Feature (07/04/08/JPR): A new program titled "Section" has been added to the Borehole Manager / T-Data sub-menu.

This program is identical to the Borehole Manager / I-Data / Section application with the additional capability of filtering the data based on either an exact date or a time interval between two dates.

(25) New Feature (07/04/08/JPR): A new program titled "Profile" has been added to the Borehole Manager / T-Data sub-menu.

This program is identical to the Borehole Manager / I-Data / Profile application with the additional capability of filtering the data based on either an exact date or a time interval between two dates.

(24) Improvement (07/03/08/MIW): The Borehole Manager / Lithology / Model program now sets outliers to a null value rather than zero. This prevents the outlier voxels from appearing as black. Instead, they're now transparent.

(23) Removal (07/03/08/JPR): The "Tables" option along the left edge of the main RockWorks screen has been removed. It was completely redundant with the functionality provided by the Project Manager (see item #11 below).

(22) New Feature (07/03/08/JCJ): A new option titled "CSV" has been added to the new Borehole Manager / P-Text tab buttonbar / Export button.

This new program is used to export data from the currently displayed datasheet into a single Microsoft Excel sheet. To export data from multiple tables and from multiple boreholes, use the File / Export options instead.

(21) New Feature (07/03/08/JCJ): A new option titled "XLS" has been added to the new Borehole Manager / P-Text tab buttonbar / Import button.

This new program is used to import data from a single Microsoft Excel sheet into the currently displayed datasheet. To import data into multiple tables and from multiple boreholes, use the File / Import options instead.

(20) New Feature (07/03/08/JCJ): A new option titled "CSV" has been added to the new Borehole Manager / I-Text tab buttonbar / Export button.

(19) New Feature (07/03/08/JCJ): A new option titled "XLS" has been added to the new Borehole Manager / I-Text tab buttonbar / Import button.

(18) Cosmetic (07/02/08/JCJ/JPR): All of the Borehole Manager tabs (except for the Location tab) now include a "buttonbar" at the top of the tabsheet.

These buttons that are used to;

Import: Select this option when you want to import some data into the selected datasheet. If you want to import data into more than one datasheet or borehole, use the File / Import options instead.
Export: Select this option when you want to export some data from the selected datasheet. If you want to export data from more that one datasheet or borehole, use the File / Export options instead.
View Data As Spreadsheet: Given that the Borehole Manager uses a relational database (the Microsoft Jet/Access engine), it is not possible to perform multi-cell cut and paste operations. The View Data As Spreadsheet solves this problem by exporting the relational data into a flat datasheet and then re-imports it back into the relational database when the user has finished editing it.
Column Titles: This button will appear for data sets in which the user can add additional columns (e.g. I-Data, P-Data).
Tab Manager: Select this button to define which tab sheets are visible.

As a consequence, the following items have been moved to the tab-sheet buttonbars;

Lithology / Import / Fugro CPT Data moved to Lithology Tab Buttonbar / Import.
Lithology / Export / ASCII XYZ File moved to Lithology Tab Buttonbar / Export.
Lithology / Export / I-Data moved to Lithology Tab Buttonbar / Export.
Stratigraphy / Export / ASCII moved to Stratigraphy Tab Buttonbar / Export.
Stratigraphy / Export / Hanson moved to Stratigraphy Tab Buttonbar / Export.
I-Data / Import / XLS moved to I-Data Tab Buttonbar / Import.
I-Data / Export / XYZG moved to I-Data Tab Buttonbar / Export.
I-Data / Export / CSV moved to I-Data Tab Buttonbar / Export.
T-Data / Import / XLS moved to T-Data Tab Buttonbar / Import.
T-Data / Export / CSV moved to T-Data Tab Buttonbar / Export.
P-Data / Import / Colog moved to P-Data Tab Buttonbar / Import.

P-Data / Import / Fugro moved to P-Data Tab Buttonbar / Import.

P-Data / Import / XLS moved to P-Data Tab Buttonbar / Import.

P-Data / Export / XYZG moved to P-Data Tab Buttonbar / Export.

P-Data / Import / CSV moved to P-Data Tab Buttonbar / Export.

Fractures / Export / ASCII moved to Fractures Tab Buttonbar / Export.
Fractures / Export / Utilities moved to Fractures Tab Buttonbar / Export.
Aquifers / Export / ASCII moved to Aquifers Tab / Buttonbar / Export

(17) New Feature (07/02/08/JCJ): A new data table called "P-Text" has been created for storing point-based text. Specifically, this means textual information that is based on a single depth (as opposed to I-Text that is based on two depths).

The columns within the P-Text table are defined by right-clicking within the top line of the P-Text table and selecting the "Show Column Names Dialog" option.

(16) New Feature (07/02/08/JCJ): A new data table called "I-Text" has been created for storing interval-based text. Specifically, this means textual information that is based on two depths; depth-to-top and depth-to-base.

The columns within the I-Text table are defined by right-clicking within the top line of the I-Text table and selecting the "Show Column Names Dialog" option.

(15) Bug Fix (07/02/08/MIW): Changing the name of a non-embedded raster image now updates the display accordingly.

(14) New Feature (07/02/08/JPR): A new option titled "Width" has been added to the Tools / Preferences / Project Manager menu.

This new option is used to specify the width (in pixels) of the Project Manager.

Note: If you change the Project Manager width by dragging the "splitter bar" along the right side of the Project Manager, this number will change accordingly.

(13) Removal (07/02/08/JPR): A "Display Project Manager" option has been removed from the Tools / Preferences menu. Instead, the Project Manager status is determined by the new checkbox (see item #12 below).

(12) New Feature (07/02/08/JPR): A checkbox has been added to the top of the Project Manager. This box is used to hide and un-hide the Project Manager.

Note: If you change the width of the Project Manager (by dragging the "splitter-bar" along the right side of the Project Manager), and render the Project Manager invisible, the program will "remember" the previous width setting once the Project Manager is reactivated.

(11) New Feature (07/02/08/JPR): The tables that are listed within the Project Manager / Misc grouping now include the names of the associated files.

In the event that the Project Manager width is too narrow to display an entire file name (which is almost always the case), the program will automatically show the entire line of text when the cursor is placed on an item within the Project Manager (see example below).

(10) New Feature (07/01/08/MIW): The Grafix / 2D-Utilities / Export / PNG program now correctly sets the raster height when the vertical exaggeration is not equal to 1.0

(9) New Feature (07/01/08/JCJ): The following items have been added to the "Misc. Tables" section within the Project Manager.

(8) Bug Fix (07/01/08/MIW): Selecting an item in RockPlot/2D and then deleting it's layer no longer causes an "Access Violation" error.

(7) Bug Fix (07/01/08/MIW): Selecting an item in RockPlot/2D and then deleting it's layer no longer causes an "Access Violation" error.

(6) New Feature (07/01/08/MIW): A new option titled "Arrow" has been added to the RockPlot/2D / Draw / Line Types menu.

This new feature provides a means for adding arrows to a diagram by clicking on the starting and ending points.

Double-clicking on an arrow object will present the user with an attribute menu that allows the following properties to be changed;

Unidirectional (arrowhead at line endpoint) or bidirectional (arrowheads at both ends of the line).
Line color, style, and width (note how arrowhead fill color is separate from the line color).
Head length and angle.
Stick-style or closed arrowheads.

(5) Bug Fix (07/01/08/MIW): The RockPlot/2D / File / Export / Google-Earth program now shows lines with a width of zero.

(4) Bug Fix (07/01/08/MIW): The RockPlot/2D / File / Export / DXF program now exports rectangles correctly.

(3) New Feature (07/01/08/MIW): An arrow drawing tool has been added to the ReportWorks program. The arrow properties include;

Unidirectional or bidirectional.
Line color, style, and width.
Head length and angle.
Stick-style or closed arrowheads.

(2) Cosmetic (07/01/08/JPR): The Borehole Manager, Tables, My RockWorks, RockPlot/2D, RockPlot/3D, ReportWorks, and Compile RCL options have been consolidated from the Borehole Manager / File, Utilities / File, and View menus into the Windows menu.

(1) Cosmetic (07/01/08/JPR): The project-related options have been moved from the Borehole Manager / File and Utilities / File menus into a new, menu titled "Project".

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